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Roaldite Mineral Data
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General Roaldite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Fe,Ni)4N |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 237.96 gm |
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Iron 89.18 % Fe |
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Nickel 4.93 % Ni |
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Nitrogen 5.89 % N |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+3.8Ni0.2N |
| Environment: |
Platelets in kamacite phase of coarse octahedrites. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1981 |
| Locality: |
Jerslev meteorite, Sjaelland, Denmark and Youndegin meteorite, Avon, Western Australia, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named in 1981 for Roald Nielsen (b.1928), Danish metallurgist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Roaldite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 79980 |
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PDF 6-627 |
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